Mount Mercy Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They came up short against the St. Mary's Lancers, falling 3-0. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Magic of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-14, 25-13.
Despite the defeat, Mount Mercy Academy had strong showings from Sarah Peron, who had 13 digs and two aces, and Riley Coughlin, who had seven digs and three kills.
St. Mary's was led to victory by Sarina Notaro and Jadyn Dains. Notaro had seven digs and five aces, while Dains hit 65% for 13 killssix digs and two blocks. The last time Dains' hitting percentage was this high was in her last 11 contests.
Mount Mercy Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for St. Mary's, they pushed their record up to 24-1-1 with the victory, which was their 20th straight on the road dating back to last season.
After both having extra time off, Mount Mercy Academy and Cardinal O'Hara will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Mount Mercy Academy is facing Cardinal O'Hara at the right time seeing as Cardinal O'Hara is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for St. Mary's, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Mount St. Mary Academy on the 3rd.
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